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Prometo 2017
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Prometo

Prometo arrived at the end of 2017 with that ballad air we already knew from Pablo Alborán, but with a brighter twist. The album was crafted at a time when the Spanish singer-songwriter sought to sound fresh without losing his melodic essence, and the result was a collection of tracks that flow between the intimate and the expansive. The first blows were struck by two singles released almost back-to-back: Saturno, a classic ballad that stuck in the memory for its direct lyrics and catchy melody, and No vaya a ser, where the tropical rhythm and electronic arrangements gave it an unexpected touch, something that recalled recent hits like Shape of You or Cheap Thrills. Later, in October, Prometo —the song that names the album— appeared in its piano and string version, reinforcing that idea of restrained romanticism that was already in place.

Year
2017
Songs
1
Duration
4 min 14 seg
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About the album

Prometo, according to DoReSol

The album wasn’t just about commercial success: two of its songs ended up in the soundtrack of the telenovela Caer en tentación. Saturno, originally by Damián and Carolina, became a central theme, while Prometo, composed by Raquel and Santiago, also had its place in the plot. But the most striking was the fourth single, La llave, which in May 2018 appeared in a collaborative version with the Colombian group Piso 21, on the artist’s birthday. The special edition of the album, released a year later, included acoustic versions of some tracks, closing a cycle that blended the digital with the organic.

The tour that followed the release traveled through Spain and America during 2018 and part of 2019, consolidating Prometo as one of the best-selling albums of the year in the country. It wasn’t a work that sought to break molds, but rather the one that best reflected that moment of maturity in Alborán’s career: songs that sound like confidences, with arrangements that balance the acoustic and the electronic without forcing abrupt changes.